rear shocks

lord_sharpy · Post by **lord_sharpy** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 6:49 pm

jus been down to the garage, on my rear shocks, one side is fine but the drivers side tyre is rubbing on the bottom spring cup and the spring, is there some flats on the cup or something to stop this?

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:40 pm

i've got the same problem! i'm running 3mm spacers on the back and now and then it still rubs! not alot of room there is there!

wierd how its only on one side. are ur wheels 7" or 6.5" wide?

lord_sharpy · Post by **lord_sharpy** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 4:00 pm

i think 6.5, im already running 5 mm spacers gunna try 10mm see if that works!

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 11:57 pm

I would never even consider wheel spacers after seeing what happened to a corrado with a set on

lord_sharpy · Post by **lord_sharpy** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:51 am

i gotta put them on, to stop scrubbing. any ideas where i can get some longer wheels nuts?

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:30 am

demon tweeks, but if the wheels/tyres are catching against the shocker then they are either the wrong offset or too big.

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 3:03 pm

hardhitter wrote:I would never even consider wheel spacers after seeing what happened to a corrado with a set on

is that the one Pitstop had where the wheel fell off as they were driving along? & then the owner said "oh yeah, that happens every now & then".

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:46 pm

Yep, thats the one. The wheel fell off at a low speed, lucky it didnt come off at high speed as it could have caused a lot worse

All the other wheel bolts had worked loose and the ones that had come off had totalled, stretching and bending them into a banana shape.

Unbelievable

amstrange1 · Post by **amstrange1** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:05 pm

Don't think they were too happy with the owner for neglecting to mention it occuring previously. Scary bit is, Liam had taken yoof out for a typical Egor style drive the same night it happened. Thank f**k it happened at low speed, and had held out til then...

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 8:34 pm

saying about the wrong offset, my car is close to the rear struts on the back and it rubs on the outer arches on the front! something funny going on there me thinks